Understanding Trigraphs and Digraphs

Emma introduces phonemes and graphemes, focusing on digraphs and trigraphs. Students practice reading and identifying these in words. New graphemes for the phoneme 'air' are introduced, followed by spelling exercises. The lesson emphasizes reading and spelling skills, with interactive activities to reinforce learning.

What is the main focus of Emma's lesson?

• Learning numbers

• Learning to draw

• Learning to read new words

• Learning to sing

How many sounds can the grapheme 'e' have?

• Four

• One

• Three

• Two

What is a digraph?

• Three letters, one sound

• One letter, one sound

• Two letters, one sound

• Four letters, one sound

What is a trigraph?

• One letter, one sound

• Two letters, one sound

• Four letters, one sound

• Three letters, one sound

Which word contains a trigraph?

• Cat

• Run

• Share

• Dog

What is the trigraph in the word 'square'?

• Squ

• Qua

• Air

• Are

What is the digraph in the word 'airport'?

• Rt

• Or

• Ai

• Po

What new grapheme is introduced for the phoneme 'air'?

• Ar

• Er

• Air

• Ear

What is the first word used to practice the new grapheme 'air'?

• Wear

• Pear

• Tear

• Bear

What is the tricky bit in the word 'eyes'?

• The 'e' is silent

• The 'e' sounds like 'i'

• The 's' is silent

• The 'y' sounds like 'z'